Pastoral Council Training Day

One hundred and eighty Pastoral Council Representatives attend meetings in Claremorris.
Over 180 Pastoral Council representatives from Mayo, Galway and Roscommon gathered in the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris on February 15th and 16th to look at the future of the faith in the fifty-five parishes which make up the Archdiocese of Tuam.  Guest speaker was the [...]

House of Prayer Achill

House of Prayer – Achill
Many calls and letters have come to the Diocesan Office regarding the work termed the “House of Prayer” in Achill, Co. Mayo. The Archbishop originally issued two public statements in this regard, in December 1997 and July 1998 respectively.  These are included on the link below.  While wishing to entirely respect [...]

Dublin Report – Response

Statement by Archbishop Michael Neary, Archbishop of Tuam, in response to the report of the Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation
November 2009
The report of the Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation has been published.  I wish to echo Archbishop Martin’s reaction in that it makes for sad and shocking reading.  The sadness and shock are [...]

Dublin Report response – as Gaeilge

Ráiteas ón Ardeaspag Micheál Ó Néaraí, Ardeaspag Thuama, mar fhreagra ar Thuarascáil Choimisiún Imscrúdaithe Ard-Deoise Bhaile Átha Cliath, Samhain 2009
Tá tuarascáil Choimisiún Imscrúdaithe Ard-Deoise Bhaile Átha Cliath foilsithe.  Aontaím le tuairim an Ardeaspag Uí Mháirtín sa mhéid go bhfuil sé seo ina ábhar léitheoireachta atá brónach agus scanrúil.  Is maith is eol dúinne a raibh [...]

Statement by Archbishop Michael Neary on the Shrine of Knock

The Meaning of Knock
Knock is a much loved place of pilgrimage and prayer. Ever since the apparition in 1879, believers from home and abroad have made the pilgrimage there in increasing numbers. The most renowned of all pilgrims to the Shrine of Our Lady of Knock was his Holiness, Pope John Paul II, who came [...]

Statement – Ryan Report, May 21st, 2009

Statement by Archbishop Michael Neary in response to the Ryan Report issued on May 21st, 2009
The report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, by Mr Justice Sean Ryan, makes for sad and disturbing reading.  The abuse, suffering and harm caused to so many young children in religious run institutions is a source of deep [...]

Challenge for the Future – Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Neary

Challenge for the Future – Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Neary concerning the future organisation, running and pastoral needs of the Tuam Archdiocese – April 2009
Pastoral Letter 2009
The Full Report
Litir Thréadach 2009
An Tuairisc Iomlán

Statements about Achill House of Prayer

Public Statement of the Archbishop of Tuam, Most Rev. Dr. Michael Neary, with regard to the claims and works of Mrs. Christina Gallagher and the ‘House of Prayer’ at Achill, Co. Mayo.

Achill House of Prayer

Public Statement of the Archbishop of Tuam, Most Rev. Dr. Michael Neary, with regard to the claims and works of Mrs. Christina Gallagher and the ‘House of Prayer’ at Achill, Co. Mayo.

In June of 1996 I constituted a Special Committee of Enquiry for the purpose of carrying out an investigation into [...]

Report on parish/church area meetings

Married Priests. Lengthy Sermons. A Diocesan Youth Council. Training of Laity in Church Administration. These were but a few of the topics raised at recent parish meetings held throughout the Archdiocese of Tuam.
Last September the Archdiocese of Tuam embarked on a process in preparation for a Diocesan Pastoral Assembly to [...]